Place:Blount, Alabama, United States

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NameBlount
Alt namesBlountsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Willie G. Blountsource: Wikipedia
TypeCounty
Coordinates33.967°N 86.583°W
Located inAlabama, United States     (1818 - )
See alsoCullman, Alabama, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Etowah, Alabama, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Marshall, Alabama, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Walker, Alabama, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Cemetery
Center Hill Independent Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Census-designated place
Smoke Rise
Inhabited place
Adville
Allgood
Altoona
Armstead
Bangor
Bent Tree
Blount Springs
Blountsville
Blow Gourd
Blue Springs
Brentwood
Bright Star
Brooksville
Cedar Springs
Chamblees Mill
Champion
Chepultepec
Clear Springs
Cleveland
Dallas
Deavers Town
Easley
Ellison Crossroads
Faulkner Ford
Five Points
Fowler Spring
Fridays Crossing
Garden City
Graystone
Greens Chapel
Gum Springs
Gurley
Harkness Crossroads
Hayden
Hendrick Mill
Hendrix
High Rock
Highland Lake
Highmound
Holly Springs
Hoods Crossroads
Hopewell
Hortons Mill
Inland Junction
Joy
Kiowa
Lehigh
Liberty
Line
Little Shenandoah
Little Warrior
Locust Fork
Mattawana
McLarty
Mount Olive
Mountain Grove
Murphree
Murphy Ford
Nectar
New Home
Nyota
Old Snead
Oneonta
Pine Mountain
Red Hill
Reids
Remlap
Riverside
Rock Springs
Rosa
Roswell
Royal
Selfville
Sky Ball
Sloan
Snead
Straight Mountain
Strawberry
Sugar Creek
Sulpher Springs
Summit
Susan Moore
Taits Gap
Wallstown
Watseka
Woodhaven
Wynnville
Unknown
Gadsden
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Blount County is a county located in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census, the population was 57,322. Its county seat is Oneonta.

Blount County is a dry county. In the November 6 2012 elections a ballot initiative to allow alcohol sales was narrowly defeated.

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History

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Blount County was created by the Alabama Territorial Legislature on February 6, 1818, formed from land ceded to the federal government by the Creek Nation on August 9, 1814. This county was named for Governor Willie Blount of Tennessee, who provided assistance to settlers in Alabama during the Creek War of 1813-14. This county lies in the northeastern quadrant of the state, which is sometimes known as the mineral region of Alabama. Blount County is bordered by Cullman, Marshall, Etowah, Jefferson, Walker, and St. Clair Counties. This county is drained by the Locust and Mulberry Forks of the Black Warrior River. Blount County covers . The Warrior coal field is located in Blount County.

Caleb Fryley and John Jones established Bear Meat Cabin in 1816. Its post office was opened in 1821, and the settlement was incorporated as Blountsville on December 13, 1827. In 1889, an election resulted in this county's county seat being transferred to Oneonta, Alabama.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1818 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1818 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1820 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1820 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1829 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1910 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1820 2,415
1830 4,233
1840 5,570
1850 7,367
1860 10,865
1870 9,945
1880 15,369
1890 21,927
1900 23,119
1910 21,456
1920 25,538
1930 28,020
1940 29,490
1950 28,975
1960 25,449
1970 26,853
1980 36,459
1990 39,248
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